Tag: Asia
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Japan’s manufacturing hub Aichi bets on Asian Games to drive growth despite soaring costs
The Japanese prefecture expects the Games to generate trillions of yen in economic benefits, after its budget for hosting the event more than tripled from initial estimates.
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Stocks rise as oil dips, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ meeting
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose and the dollar held its ground on Friday (Sep 19) as investors contended with global policymakers ramping up efforts to rein in inflation, with a dip in oil prices improv
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India’s brain drain easing? Why more tech workers are coming home – and the challenges they face
More tech workers are returning to India from the United States, driven in part by immigration uncertainty and new opportunities at home. But industry experts tell CNA that gaps in pay, research funding and cutting-edge work compared to the US could make retaining them a challenge.
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‘Diaspora talent is an accelerator’: Can India ease brain drain as more tech workers return from US?
More tech workers are returning to India from the United States, driven in part by immigration uncertainty and new opportunities at home. But industry experts tell CNA that gaps in pay, research funding and cutting-edge work compared to the US could make retaining them a challenge.
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Nepal floods among ‘most challenging’ disasters: WFP
Many communities near the epicentre of the disaster remain cut off, with the UN working alongside Nepal’s government to get emergency supplies into devastated areas.
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Indonesian president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto suggested stiffening laws to classify such acts as “ecological terrorism”.
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Middle East energy shock puts greater ASEAN cooperation in focus
Speaking to CNA’s Roland Lim at the Gastech 2026 energy conference in Bangkok, government and industry leaders said countries will need more diverse energy supplies and stronger regional links as disruptions expose Asia’s vulnerability to supply shocks.
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Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say
Rapidly warming temperatures in the region have caused glaciers to thin and have melted ice and permafrost buried deep in the bedrock of the Himalayas, according to the researchers.
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‘We simply want to help people’: Indonesia army chief on why it is building thousands of bridges, wells
General Maruli Simanjuntak tells CNA in an exclusive interview why the building of bridges and digging of wells by the military is consistent with Indonesia’s defence philosophy.
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Sarawak steps up monitoring of orangutans as haze and heat persist
At the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, rangers have stepped up surveillance in recent weeks, using drones to monitor hotspots and assess how the haze and hot weather could be affecting the primates, a major draw for Sarawak’s ecotourism industry.
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